The magnetic properties were investigated on Co66Fe4B15Si15 amorphous ribbons of annealed at temperature range from 473 K to 773 K in vacuum (A-batch) and open air (B-batch). Static permeability from domain wall motion decreases with annealing temperature both in A- and B-batch sample. The permeability from magnetization rotation increases up to 700 K annealing temperature, but then decreases. The GMI profiles show a symmetric curve in A-batch samples irrespective of annealing temperature. In B-batch samples, symmetric profiles are shown up to 650 K annealing temperature, while they becomes asymmetric for further annealing temperature, due to the exchange bias-field induced by surface crystalline layer.

A development of synthetic process via rare earth complex precursors was applied to a formation of rare earth manganites which can not be easily formed by conventional (normal) process. Several compounds of rare earth manganites with various structures were successfully synthesized by this method and their crystal structures were identified by powder X-ray diffractometry. Both of the orthorhombic and rhombohedral LaMnO3phases were prepared. LnMn2O5phase was more easily prepared by this method than by another method. The solid solution of (Sr,La)2MnO4phase for various compositions were tried to prepare a single phase, especially for a composition region Sr/La ratio < 1. since this phase is normally formed for only region of Sr/La ratio .. 1 by the solid state reaction method.

The structures of four long-period polytypes of SiC found in a sample of reaction-sintered material have been analyzed using transmission electron microscopy. Those structures which have been positively identified are 303R or [(33)16(32)]3, 180R or [(23)11(32)]3 and 222R or [(33)6(34) (33)4(34)]a. The fourth structure is tentatively identified as 150R or [(34)5(23)3]3. The lack of conclusive identification for this structure is due to structural irregularities throughout the very small size of this grain. The frequency of observing long-period structures in reaction-sintered SiC is quite high, especially when the grain size is small.

Defect perovskite, La1-xMnO3-1.5x (x=0.00-0.10), was synthesized by conventional ceramic method and phase transition was measured by X-ray diffractometry, electrical conductivity, thermal diffusivity and thermal analysis. La1-xMnO3-1.5x (x=0.00-0.09) have single orthorhombic phase corresponding to GdFeO3 type perovskite structure at room temperature, while have rhombohedral structural at high temperature. The transition temperatures observed from electric conductivity, DSC, thermal diffusivity were mostly in agreement and they slightly decrease with increasing x.

Thermal diffusivity of nonstoichiometric PrMnO3 and NdMnO3 phases were measured by laser flash method from room temperature to 1100 K, in addition to the data of electrical conductivity, thermal analysis and high temperature X-ray diffractometry to detect the phase transition. The thermal diffusivity curve varied with increasing temperature and showed a clear anomaly with a sudden dip at the phase transition temperature. The transition temperature decreases with oxygen nonstoichiometry in each phase.